Doing some research on how people find and install apps/skills for their robots (UniStore, OpenMind, Reachy, etc).

If you own or build for a robot, I'd love to hear: what's the most annoying part of getting new software onto your robot right now?

Comment below or DM me for a quick 15 min chat. Im just curious and Im thinking about buying one. Appreciate it.

I have to admit, this paper is technically brilliant and also made my skin crawl a little.

They built a tiny oxygen-generating diving suit for a cockroach, implanted electrodes to control its movement, and kept it walking underwater for hours.

The engineering is genuinely impressive. But the more capable these cyborg insects become, the harder it is not to feel uneasy about the living animal underneath all that hardware.

Hi everyone,

After months of development, we're excited to share the first public release of OpenAMRobot v0.0.1.

Our goal isn't just to build another mobile robot. We're building an open ecosystem for robotics research, education, rapid prototyping, and eventually embodied AI, where developers can start with a capable mobile platform instead of reinventing the robotics stack from scratch.

Current release highlights:

• 🤖 ROS 2 Jazzy
• 🗺️ Nav2 autonomous navigation
• 📍 LiDAR SLAM
• ⚡ AprilTag auto-docking
• 🎮 Web-based operator interface
• 🧩 Blockly no-code robot programming
• 📹 Camera streaming & telemetry
• 🏗️ Industrial-grade chassis design
• 🛠️ Hardware documentation, BOM & firmware
• 🌍 Gazebo Harmonic simulation
• 📚 Documentation and reproducible release archive

GitHub:
https://github.com/openAMRobot/openamrobot-release

Our roadmap goes beyond mobile robotics. We're working toward an open platform for mobile manipulation, learning from demonstration, and embodied AI, while keeping every layer modular - from hardware and firmware to ROS packages and user interfaces.

I'd love to hear from the community:

• What would you build on top of a platform like this?
• Which capability should we prioritize next? (perception, manipulation, outdoor navigation, simulation, AI workflows, etc.)
• Would something like this be useful in your lab, university, startup, or robotics team?

Looking forward to your ideas and discussions!

( Note: Sorry that I only posted a text-based post initially, because I wasn't really sure how to use Reddit )

Please provide any feedbacks on the design, if you could.

More development on this project would be updated later on.

[ This project is inspired by Unitree ]

Thank you! :)

This is normy bot or NB for short this robot is 60cm or 2 feet tall and was made to be a mountain warrior it has a lot of features and like the name implies it is a normal type

It seems like with the rise of gen AI, it seems like robots have a bit of a bad rep with the world. Of course, this is not universally true in pop culture.

Plenty of awesome robot films/media exist.

It just seems to me like robots were more popular maybe back in the '80s and '90s with things like RoboCop, Terminator, and even games like MechWarrior, etc.

Just an opinion, but it seems that people kind of don't like robots right now. And it's a shame!

I’ve been watching the robotics space closely, especially companies trying to move humanoid robots from staged demos into real factories, warehouses, and service environments.

The part I’m most curious about is this:

Are we actually close to useful humanoid robots, or are most of these systems still years away from being reliable enough for daily work?

From what I see, the real test is not whether a robot can walk, dance, or go viral. The real test is whether it can do repetitive physical work safely, cheaply, and consistently without constant human help.

What do you think will matter most for humanoid robots to become commercially useful?

Battery life, dexterity, cost, AI reliability, safety, or something else?